MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 5: Law and justice
straffmyndig
Swedish word. In English: of criminal age
Old enough to be prosecuted and convicted of a crime. In Sweden you become criminally responsible at 15.
Facts about the word
- If a child under 15 does something criminal, social services decide what happens. Sverige i fokus s. 19
- In 2026 the government proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 13 for serious crimes. Sverige i fokus s. 19
- Anyone convicted of certain serious crimes is entered in the criminal records register. Sverige i fokus s. 19
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Criminal age is about the age at which you can be convicted of a crime, not about a driving licence or a profession.
The word belongs to Chapter 5: Law and justice in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
